Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Depth-based image blurring
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Application No.: US15396790Application Date: 2017-01-02
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Publication No.: US10440347B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Dong Zhou
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Polsinelli PC
- Main IPC: H04N13/239
- IPC: H04N13/239 ; H04N5/232 ; G06K9/00 ; G06T5/00 ; G06T5/50 ; H04N13/128 ; H04N13/25 ; H04N5/265 ; G06K9/22 ; H04N13/00

Abstract:
Depth information can be used to assist with image processing functionality, such as to generate modified image data including foreground image data and background image data having different amounts of blur. In at least some embodiments, depth information obtained from first image data associated with a first sensor and second image data associated with a second sensor, for example, can be used to determine the foreground object and background object(s) for an image or frame of video. The foreground object then can be located in later frames of video or subsequent images. Small offsets of the foreground object can be determined, and the offset accounted for by adjusting the subsequent frames or images and merging the adjusted subsequent frames or images. Such an approach provides modified image data including a foreground object having a first amount of blur (e.g., a lesser amount of blur) and/or background object(s) having a second amount of blur (e.g., a greater amount of blur), while providing simplified processing and reduced power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170155887A1 DEPTH-BASED IMAGE STABILIZATION Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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